Core State Preconception Health Indicators
Women Aged 21 to 65
C6 Percentage who had a pap test within the past three years

  Total Yes No
  N % N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
Total   1,523 100.0 1,251 81.9 79.4- 84.2 272 18.1 15.8- 20.6
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 933 100.0 767 82.5 79.3- 85.2 166 17.5 14.8- 20.7
  African American, Non-Hispanic 294 100.0 255 86.2 80.2- 90.6 39 13.8 9.4- 19.8
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 32 100.0 29 91.8 76.4- 97.5 3 8.2 2.5- 23.6
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 73 100.0 54 71.0 55.7- 82.6 19 29.0 17.4- 44.3
  Latino/Hispanic 191 100.0 146 74.3 65.8- 81.3 45 25.7 18.7- 34.2
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 54 100.0 37 55.9 38.5- 71.9 17 44.1 28.1- 61.5
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 66 100.0 50 75.2 60.6- 85.7 16 24.8 14.3- 39.4
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 297 100.0 238 85.1 80.3- 88.9 59 14.9 11.1- 19.7
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 424 100.0 336 78.8 73.8- 83.1 88 21.2 16.9- 26.2
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 695 100.0 601 86.7 83.4- 89.5 94 13.3 10.5- 16.6
Age                  
  21-24 108 100.0 68 61.3 50.6- 70.9 40 38.7 29.1- 49.4
  25-30 196 100.0 168 83.6 75.9- 89.1 28 16.4 10.9- 24.1
  31-40 357 100.0 308 88.8 84.8- 91.8 49 11.2 8.2- 15.2
  41-44 123 100.0 103 84.6 74.4- 91.2 20 15.4 8.8- 25.6
  45-65 756 100.0 619 82.2 78.7- 85.3 137 17.8 14.7- 21.3

Source: 2020 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2020 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.